Google eyes Nebraska in 2019 expansion plans

Posted: Wed 1:21 PM, Feb 13, 2019&nbsp|&nbsp

Updated: Wed 1:38 PM, Feb 13, 2019

Tech giant Google has an eye on Nebraska for its 2019 expansion plans.

Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said in a blog post on Wednesday that the company is building new data centers and offices and expanding several key locations across the U.S., spending $13 billion this year.

Pichai outlined the plans, which include opening new data centers in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, and Texas, the first time the company will have infrastructure locations in those states.

The company is also doubling its workforce in Virginia, providing greater access to Washington, D.C., with a new office and more data center space, and expanding its New York campus at Hudson Square.

In the blog post, Pichai stated, "Today we’re announcing over $13 billion in investments throughout 2019 in data centers and offices across the U.S., with major expansions in 14 states. These new investments will give us the capacity to hire tens of thousands of employees, and enable the creation of more than 10,000 new construction jobs in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia. With this new investment, Google will now have a home in 24 total states, including data centers in 13 communities. 2019 marks the second year in a row we’ll be growing faster outside of the Bay Area than in it.."

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts issued the following statement in response to the announcement:

“Nebraska has built a reputation for itself as the Silicon Prairie and a hub for tech companies, start ups, and entrepreneurs. Today’s announcement from Google underscores that reputation and will bring great opportunities for Nebraskans. We appreciate the work of all the partners who teamed up to successfully promote Nebraska as the destination for Google’s next investment.”

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